Friday, May 6, 2011

Ta Da! Supernova

It's all done, quilted, bound and washed - out in the spring sun for a photograph.

I decided to straight line quilting inside the long rows. The diagonal rows are wider so I did an extra echo line inside the first one on the diagonals only.

This made a cute little star in the centre.

I am really pleased with the back.

The idea of a centre medallion type quilt has been on my mind for a while, I guess this was a bit of a trial run. It is, unsurprisingly, hard to line up the back perfectly on a quilt this size and the straight line quilting does show that, but I am pretty pleased with this result. The binding is made of scraps of the fabrics, scraps were also used for the border of blocks around the back medallion.

This quilt could use a name, any suggestions would be appreciated.

This quilt along was great fun. The supernova block is just more beautiful with each fabric combination and variation, the flickr group here is a great place to see that. Lee, at Freshly Pieced, did an excellent job at every stage of the instructions. If you have not yet started one, it is not too late.

And, for those of you who enjoy podcasts and getting to know other bloggers, my internet friend Rhonda at Quilter in the Gap has ventured into the podcast arena. I encourage you to head over here and give her a listen, I enjoyed her first foray into podcasting and look forward to the next one.

Best,

Leanne
ps. I am going to link this to {Sew} Modern Monday. The projects are beautiful and I hope you go to look.

She's a beauty. I saw the photos on flickr in the morning just when I was getting ready to work and definitely brightened my day :)And you did an amazing job with lining up the back with the front.And I just love the centre block in the quilt top.

Leanne, great job! I really like what you did with your center block, it draws your eye in nicely. I think the back looks amazing, and I agree, it is awfully hard to line up a quilt top with a quilt back that you want to keep straight. I think you did a wonderful job of it, looks straight to me! :)